Archive: 03/09/2006
Scientists create tiny mass spectrometer
Purdue University scientists have created battery-powered, miniature instruments that might be used in protecting again terrorist bombings.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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NASA finds stronger storms change heat and rainfall worldwide
Studies have shown that over the last 40 years, a warming climate has been accompanied by fewer rain- and snow-producing storms in mid-latitudes around the world, but the storms that are happening are a little ...
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Chemically squeezing every drop of ethanol from corn
Brent Shanks is going down to the molecules to find a little extra ethanol. Shanks, an Iowa State University associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, is leading a research team that's working to develop ...
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Nanotech to Improve Satellites and Solar Cells
More efficient space solar cells could mean better imagery satellites and improved solar energy technology. Scientists at the NanoPower Research Labs at Rochester Institute of Technology, led by director Ryne Raffaelle, are ...
Mar 09, 2006 |
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The Unusual Insulating Properties of a Superconductor
Since their discovery, high-temperature superconductors, a class of remarkable materials that conduct electricity with almost zero resistance, have perplexed scientists. Despite many, many studies, how these ...
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Mar 09, 2006 |
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Internet tech dazzles FOSE convention
Perhaps the U.S. government can rest a little easier over its battle with Internet censorship in China, knowing there is software that could circumvent the Chinese's online censor program.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Virus makes classified data go online
File-share can be a dangerous business, or so Japanese government agencies are finding out the hard way.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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U.N. issues report on world water supplies
The United Nation's World Water Development Report says nearly 20 percent of the Earth's population lacks access to safe drinking water.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Move over TiVo, MythTV is here
Frustrated by the slow, advertising-laden cable experience provided by AT&T Broadband, programmer Isaac Richards took matters into his own hands by coming up with his own solution to the problem.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Mathematician may become U-Chi president
A presidential search committee is recommending Robert Zimmer, provost of Brown University, become the 13th President of the University of Chicago.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Sematech to Investigate Alternate Channel Materials for Advanced Microchips
Pushed by the scaling limits of silicon-based devices, Sematech engineers have launched a project to investigate alternative materials to Si in MOSFET channels, the critical pathways that allow electrical signals to flow ...
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Scientists Working Toward Better Batteries
As more and more people rely on cell phones, laptop computers, personal organizers, and even hybrid electric-gas vehicles, scientists are working to develop rechargeable batteries that are ever smaller, cheaper, ...
Mar 09, 2006 |
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NASA researchers 'see' the sun's far side
NASA announced Thursday it has, for the first time, seen through the sun to the star's far side.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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'Killer bees' arrive early in Tucson
So-called killer bees have reportedly arrived in Tucson, Ariz., early this year, with a shortage of food on the desert causing colonies to move about.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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Panasonic is Developing 4 GB SDHC Memory Card
Panasonic today announced that it is developing a 4 GB SDHC (SD High-Capacity) Memory Card based on the new SD Specifications Version 2.00.
Mar 09, 2006 |
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